People who were in the hospital due to severe COVID-19, 30 months later have a considerably higher risk of further serious health problems, as a new French study demonstrates. The researchers ask for long -term aftercare for these patients.
Already after the resignation of COVID-19 patients, an increased risk of death and a higher risk of further stay in the hospital due to organic diseases was found. However, the duration of this risk in the long term was previously unknown, as Sarah Tubiana of the University of Paris and its co-authors in the magazine “Infectious Diseases” reported. 30 months after serious Covid disease, the risk of serious health problems have increased considerably.
Scientists conducted a study in France with people who were admitted to the hospital for COVID-19 between January and August 2020. These were observed for a maximum of 30 months and compared to a control group that was not in the hospital because of COVID-19.
30 percent more kill in the hospital
In the COVID-19 patients group there were 63,990 people with an average age of 65 years. They were compared to a comparison group with 319,891 people with the same epidemiological characteristics. Firstly, the differences in deaths and with regard to other serious diseases were compared within six months.
A total mortality of 5218 cases per 100,000 people was registered in the COVID-19G group. In the control group there were 4013 deaths per 100,000 people. People’s mortality after a stay in the hospital due to COVID-19 was 30 percent higher.
Persistent danger, even after 30 months
There were also significant differences in further stay in the hospital: former COVID 19 patients had a 22 percent higher risk of acute cardiovascular diseases, a 41 percent higher risk of mental disorders and a 50 percent increased risk of neurological disorders. Breathing diseases in the former patients led more than twice as often as staying in the hospital as in the control group.
Although the situation improved within six months, the differences remained considerable for up to 30 months after the disease. The risk decreased, but continued to increase for neurological and respiratory diseases, chronic kidney failure and diabetes. In general, the risk of death was also higher.
After 30 months, the frequency of myocarditis (heart muscle inflammation) was almost four times as high for former Covid 19 patients as in the control group. Thrombo -embolic diseases were 86 percent more common. The researchers emphasize that further studies are needed to understand the causes of these persistent health risks and to ensure long -term aftercare for the affected ones.
Source: Krone
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